Chuck Bloom is a former publisher-owner-editor of several Texas community newspapers for more than 25 years before retiring, winning dozens of journalism awards and serving as former president of two regional press groups.

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Moment of silence: the late Ben Gazarra

One of my favorite actors from the 1960s has passed away - gravelly-voiced Ben Gazarra - at the age of 81. He was the star of a TV series, "Run for Your Life," which is seldom seen, even on TV Land or any cable channel, plus scores of movie roles, playing a wild-eyed Al Capone to the accused murdered in the legendary "Anatomy of a Murder," with James Stewart and Lee Remick.